Lisbon

The European Union is founded on democracy. The member-states join forces willingly in a whole that is far greater than its parts.

On Thursday, President Klaus Iohannis bestowed on the Her Majesty Crown Custodian's House Association, by presidential decree, a "Centennial of the Greater Union" anniversary medal and a "Centennial of the War for the Unification of the Romanian Nation" commemorative medal.

The U.S. House of Representatives will begin debate on a $2.2 trillion coronavirus aid bill on March 27 as virus cases in the country rose to the highest in the world.

Mainland China reported its first locally transmitted case in three days, while India slashed interest rates.   

Deaths, infections

After Environment Ministry measurements last week pointed to a decrease in air pollution in Greece following the imposition of restrictions on movement, new data from the European Environment Agency (EEA) points to drops in pollutants in major European cities that are under lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

Medipol Başaksehir advanced to the UEFA Europa League last 16 after beating Sporting Lisbon 4-1 in extra time at home.

Having been defeated by Sporting Lisbon 3-1 in the first leg of Round 32, the Turkish Super Lig club eliminated their opponent 5-4 on aggregate.

Global Ports Holding, the world's leading port operator, forecasts a 20 percent rise in cruise passenger numbers this year in Lisbon, the head of the company has said.

Chief Executive Officer Emre Sayın said Lisbon Cruise Terminal, which joined the company's portfolio in 2014, attracted nearly 570,000 passengers last year.

Turkish Airlines carried the highest number of passengers from Asia, Far East, and the Middle East to Portugal through Istanbul and outdistanced its rivals in the same segment last year, the flag carrier's Porto manager told Anadolu Agency.

Turkish Airlines carried 285,908 air passengers to Portugal last year, of which 60 percent was transit, Ahmet Faruk Şahiner said.

By a close majority in the referendum, on 23 June 2016, the UK's citizens decided to sever their 47-year relationship with the European Union.
The UK's exit from the European Union began on March 29, 2017 when then Prime Minister Teresa May launched Article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon.

An A380 passenger plane left Portugal on Jan. 30 en route to pick up hundreds of Europeans in China who want to escape the new virus and Italian authorities were keeping some 6,000 passengers on a cruise ship while they checked for a possible infection.

The award was presented in Lisbon to the Kinodvor director, Metka Dariš, the assistant director and programmer Koen Van Daele, and the former director Nina Peče Grilc, For their support and cooperation, Kinodvor would like to thank its founder, the City of Ljubljana, its sponsor, Zavarovalnica Triglav, and all its programming partners, film di